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Jennifer Germon is a lecturer in Gender Studies. Her monograph Gender: A Genealogy of an Idea (2009) offers a conceptual history of the idea of gender, entwined with a history of intersex in the ‘modern era.’ In 2013 Gender was reprinted following its translation into Japanese.

Jennifer’s background in the health and community sectors, and in the creative arts, informs her approach to research. Her empirical research on gender-based harassment in schools - particularly among boys – led her to develop an innovative framework for gender analysis with application to anti-bullying programs. Her current research projects include an examination of medical narratives of male fetal sex development, and an analysis of recent changes to the way sexual ambiguity is managed in international sports competition.

Teaching and supervision

Industry based publications

with E. Probyn, P. O'Connor, C. Evers and M. Moller, Towards Respectful Relatonships: Strategies for building cultures of respect in NSW public high schools. A report prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Training, (2008)

Germon, J. (2007). Hirschfeld's Fictions, Money's Gender: A Productive Encounter. Bodies of Knowledge: Sexuality in the archive, Queensland: University of Queensland, Centre for the History of
European Discourses.

Germon, J. (2007). Hirschfeld's Fictions, Money's Gender: A Productive Encounter. Bodies of Knowledge: Sexuality in the archive, Queensland: University of Queensland, Centre for the History of
European Discourses.